I'll start with a video, I think this is actually from August, but it is so cute I want to share. Joey dancing with his Grandpa (Kevin's dad)
Over Labor day weekend we went to pioneer days in Old town Sac, Joey is really into horses right now and there were plenty of horses :)
Kevin "wearing" Joey
spotting horses
he liked walking the wooden sidewalks
riding in a horse-drawn wagon
pointing to the cavalry
getting to pet a mini horse
the icons of Sacramento, the tower bridge and a river boat
You know it is a fun day when he falls asleep almost immediately
Kevin took a week off of work so we could have a family vacation...of course our vacation was crashing at my parents in Santa Cruz for a few days, but it was still fun :)
Our first SC adventure was the Capitola art and wine festival. We have gone every year since I was a kid, it is always fun to peruse the beautiful art and jewelry...and taste wine ;)
Heading to Capitola village with Yaya and Papa
looking like a big kid
being super adorable
Hmmm, there is something curious over there
even with Papa, he still isn't sure about this accordion guy
they still gave him a tip
How all the guys look when my mom and I stop to look at yet another jewelry booth
finding a Joey friendly artist (we ended up buying him one of these puzzles)
He has the walking down, now he is working on running
Tired boy, he took a three hour nap and ended up missing most of his cousin's birthday party
Thomas was very excited to be turning 4
Joey finally woke up and was able to have some fun at Thomas' party
the next day, my mom and I volunteered at a wine booth pouring wine. It was a lot of fun and nice to spend a few hours in an adult focused activity.
We then headed to my friend Millie's son's baptism...of course I forgot the camera but it looks just like the one we did a year ago for her older son ;)
Our favorite part of the trip was the Monterey bay aquarium
as soon as we entered the aquarium, several people were there with stuffed animals and creatures to get the kids excited
Checking out the Seal puppet
baby jellyfish
giant (fake) starfish
very excited about Sea Otters...I realize that I make a very exaggerated excited face whenever he does something, obviously he is learning how to be dramatic from me
the entry to the jellyfish exhibit is an oval with sardines (or maybe it was anchovies)swimming around
colorful fish
penguins
a giant penguin
Kelp forest
Joey's favorite part...the touch pool
kissing an eel (don't worry, it was fake)
a really big clam
they had so many fun places to explore
more penguins
Kevin waiting to pet a bat ray
of course, we had to have some Clam Chowder (well, Kevin and Joey since I don't "do" seafood)
On our last day we headed to the Boardwalk, hoping to take Joey on the carousel. Unfortunately it was a weekday and the rides were all closed so we headed to the arcade instead
of course no trip would be complete without a trip to the beach
Bonus Pic, Joey and Kevin walking in a local park
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